Accessing Quality Content Easily

Every student and faculty has access to high quality and affordable academic content
to support their success.

Accessing quality content easily and more affordably can be achieved through the following
ATS projects and services. These services provide greater choice at a reduced cost while
working to ensure accessibility to learning resources.

Here's a snapshot:

Over 25,000 Full Text Electronic Library Materials and 40 Databases

Over 46,000 MERLOT online learning materials

Provide Rent Digital Choices as Recommended by US Congressional Advisory
Committee and California Bureau State Auditor

Provides easy access to free online course content and free online textbooks as well as guidance on using CSU library resources that can substitute for print textbooks. The website provides access to lower-cost publisher content, online resellers of used books, and authoring tools for faculty to create online content easily.

Provides a directory of over 600 special collections managed by our CSU libraries.

Libraries of the Future Taskforce

Provosts, library deans, and faculty leaders are developing recommendations for a system-wide initiative to leverage technological advances and transform the CSU's library services in support of student and faculty success and the Graduation Initiative.